MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #91

Chains of Mephistopheles

leg·#91·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Heather Hudson

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Jun 1994

32 yr ago

Value

$1125.24+$45 (+4.2%)

30 days high $1164 · low $1061

NM$1125

LP—

MP—

HP—

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$1.0k–$1.2kmodeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $1125low $849range 32.5%n 54

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #11,041 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$1125

Gameplay

Enchantment

If a player would draw a card except the first one they draw in each of their draw steps, that player discards a card instead. If the player discards a card this way, they draw a card. If the player doesn't discard a card this way, they mill a card.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 5

2007-09-16wotc

A player’s normal card draw on their turn is exempt from this effect. All other draws will be affected.

2007-09-16wotc

If a spell or ability would cause a player to draw multiple cards, this is treated as a number of individual “draw one card” actions. Apply the effect of Chains of Mephistopheles to each one.

2007-09-16wotc

Here’s what happens when Chains of Mephistopheles replaces a player’s draw: — If that player has at least one card in their hand, they discard a card and then draws a card. — If that player’s hand is empty, they put the top card of their library into their graveyard. The player doesn’t draw a card at all.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $1125.24. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $848.94 and $1125.24 across 54 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from LEG — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #91 of *Legends*, the set that shipped alongside the June 1994 Legends release.

Card type: Enchantment, color identity black, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {1}{B} (2 converted). Keyword abilities: Mill.

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander. This printing is on Wizards of the Coast's Reserved List — Wizards has committed never to reprint cards on that list, which underwrites a structural scarcity floor on every surviving copy.

EDHrec ranks this card #11,041 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Heather Hudson. Rarix catalogs 675 other cards credited to this artist.